Pile rug



Patented Apr. l2, 1949 PILE RUG John .IJ Matwinrand JohnE.' TaylorG1-eenvlle, S. assginors to BelnuglMillLInct, Greenville,r S.- C.,vacorporationof South Carolinay 'Application December 9, 194,7, seriaifNnfieaszze... 3 claims. (c1. .lese-3973;

Ourl invention relates to pile fabric; such as rugs-onthe-like.`

An important4 object ofthe 4invention is to providea f pile-.fabric or rug-having a uniformI weave andfappearancethroughout;

Au furtherl object of the inventionis to provide a cut. pilevfabricwherein thetuits are formed in pairs; so` .that the pile willA contain y an'l increased number: of tufts, imparting-to .the pile.the vproper body, enhancing: theaappearance offthe-rug and prolongingits lifet Aa further obj eet.' of fthe invention is to Yprovide acuti pileffabricor'rugwhich has a strong and stoutiback;

A furtherfobject -of 'the invention isfto provide a cut pile fabric or rug so constructed` that` the methodofweavingeissimplified.

A further: object -offthef-.inventon isz-to :provide atout. pile fabric which :maytbefrun i back straight to. the take-upl r roller,v on'A the. loom and which Will have the transverse.. takeeup, or shrinkage eliminated, to. some.v extent. r

Otl'xerv objects and :advantages vof v'the invention will .be apparent.v duringthe coursel -off theifollow.- ing;f iescription.`

In-,the accompanying drawings, forming alpart of thisr, emplicationy and in .l which .like numerals are;-employedtodesignatevr like parts :throughout the. same,

Figura 1" is a; fragmentary.v perspectivel View, partly; diagraininatie,fv showing three warpwise rowsfofstuftsi.

Eigfure, fissa-longitudinal .section through the rugs hef-Ore. the, samei-aresevered, showing the formation, of f the ftufts; the; warps being: omitted fertile..purppselofclearnesa and,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan;view: of the woven, fabricA rug.:Y upon an enlarged scale.

TWnfabl-icsonrugsiare Woven at the same time, in opposed relation, and the pile or tufts are severed, as is=wellknown- This'is the conventional practice, as shown in patents;A such as 2,306,390 and 2,306,405.

In accordance with our invention, upper and lower rugs are -Woven; which are designated A and,.B,.y Figure 2. Each rug..comprises a:;woven back or bodv pprtionvincluding;spacedlling threads I to I3 inclusiveL vandolo.ngitudinal,avarps I4 and I5.' The Warps` tlg-aregtight andfareiarranged in `pairs, Aandthe watfpsgglij are kslacklrand are arranged irrpairs- The. palrsfvof tight warps I4 are interwoven with the filling threads I to I3. Each pair of Warpstlf'fpasses `outwardlyaof and abt 11ttl1e.Aflllingu,threadv hand inwardly of and ahoutthe. filling thread 2;; and thlsalternate 2-1 arrangementrcontinues with the 'remainin'gflling threads-k throughout thev length'i of the. fabric. Each vpair4 off slack warps f Ii passes inwardly: and aboutvf thev filling thread* Ii andiI outwardly and about the lling tl'iread- 2f, and this -alternatearr' rangement' continues with l'respect to thezremainf ing-filling threads; throughout .thewlength lof., the fabric; Tlie-vvarps-y and filling-1 threads :aree thus interwoven.v The'tight warps I4.: are arranged in pairs,` andl thev slack warpsf I5; are" arranged in pairs; and theJ pairs .ofslaclefwarpsoccur.: bef tween the pairs fofftig-htf.warps.M Further; the useof i alternately.. arranged pairs: of tight twarps and pairsL otfslacka-warps eliminates tov-some ex'.- ten-tJ thev transverse take-npr or.; shrinkage... that would 1ordinarily occur.

The numerals I6 and I6 designate .twozzpairs of pile .threadsrassociated, with v.eachfpair-- oftight warps III., 'to-:form` weshapedftufts; I-6a between theI WarpY threads 1in. the pair.: The; two; pairs off pilethreads |63 and |65y extendfbetween the tight warps: in the pairs .ofgtransverselyay aligned Warps I4 ofjthe opposed`v` rugs.:-A1 and; B-,gduring ther-weaving process.v The,interwoven warpsfand filling.. threads form the body.' portion-f or: back of each. rug. In4 connection. witlr. the back of rug A, eachpairvofrA pile threads; IGr/passesf out.a Wardly: of' andl about zthe. filling fthreadr: 2;'. of .rug A, inwardly of; andabout thee lling'; thread 3 of rug A, and y 'outward-ly ofrfandaboutatheclling thread 4;ofzrug.;A, and then crossesipoyer to rug Bf and-1 passes "outwardly: of `and-about the @filling thread 2 ofI rug B; inwardly of: and; aicputfA the filling. threadiTfof rugB; andoutwardlwof and aboutathe filling-'thread 8;ofrug-B This'l pair of i" pile threads:` I6; then. crosses. over; to@ rug A and' passes outwardly of and about: the;i lling thread I 0 of j rugz A',- inwardly.: of and about :the lling. thread-fl Iof rugfAf., and; outwardly 7ofan'd ab'outthe llingfthreadltof rugfA.-. In-connecftion .With` the rug:j B; each pair, of pile.;` threads I6. passes.=.v outwardly. of and z' abcut-, the lling thread 521j ots rug B, inwardlyw of:l and* alolout'y the filling thread; 3=of rugqBaand-z'ontwardly; oI-,and about thee llingc thread', 4 of;- rug 313;. and l, then crosses oven xtorrug 13A. v This 1pair:-offpilerthreads I thenl :passes :outwarc-iitr oiiandfabontithe filling thread 6:2 off; rug@ inwardly off. and aboututhe i'llling thread `1 of rug A, and loutwardlyyof and about tlieffl-lling thread-2821. offrugxA. and''then crosses .over to .rug-Bi. In rugsB-,lthispairkoffpile threads l I6."` 'passes1 olitmvardly` f or andlabout the filling threadfl Grof frugJB; inwardly :of :'and l about theanllingffthreadal I'lotfrug 213;.' .andzfoutwardlyvof andiabcutcthefflllingrthreadit2 otrugfBli This same arrangement of the pile threads IIB and I6' is continued beyond the filling threads vI and I3, throughout the entire length of the fabric, as is obvious. The two pairs of pile threads I6 and |16' provide W-shaped portions, having sides I'I' which cross. These W-shaped portions form the W-shaped tufts Ilia, when severed, and are arranged within the opposed pairs of tight warps I4. The pair `of pile threads I6 forms spaced W-shaped portions in each rug, and the pair of pile threads I6 forms spaced W-shaped portions in each rug, alternately arranged with the other W-shaped portions. When the crossed portions I'I are severed at their line of crossing, in separating the rugs, the pairs of W-shaped portions form the W-shaped tufts Isa, having ends Il', as shown.

Disposed between the crossed sides I1 are single lling threads I, 5, 5, and I3. The pairs of W-shaped tufts Ilia, Figure 1, are arranged in longitudinal rows, and one longitudinal row is between the tight warps I4 of each pair. The pairs of W-shaped tufts Ilia are also disposed in spaced transverse rows. A single lling thread is arranged between each pair of transverse rows of W-shaped tufts Ilia, and is equidistantly 'spaced therefrom. It is to, be noted that the pairs of W-shaped tufts Ilia in each transverse row, Figure l, are carried by a group of three filling threads, and extend outwardly of and about the outer lling threads in the group and inwardly of and about the intermediate filling thread in the group. The ends` I1 of the W-shaped tufts IEa in two adjacent transverse rows are disposed upon opposite sides of a single filling thread arranged between such transverse rows, as stated.

The arrangement of the W-shaped tufts is uniform throughout the rug, both transversely and longitudinally. It is to be noted that there are four warpsbetween the adjacent longitudinal rows of W-shaped pairs of tufts iSd, two tight warps I4 and two slack warps I5. This provides two warps adjacent to the two pairs of pile threads I6 and I5', one warp extending up and the other down. This arrangement of the two warps adjacent to the opposite sides of the two pairs of pile threads I6 and I6 prevents the pairs of pile threads from roving.

As shown in Figure 1, the completed fabric or rug B is uniform. The body portion or bottom of the rug has woven therein the transverse rows of W-shaped tufts Ilia, and these W-shaped tufts are also arranged in longitudinal rows. An advantage in having the pairs of W-shaped tufts in transverse rows and in equidistantly spaced longitudinal rows is that the weaving is simplied. The advantage in having the W-shaped tufts Isa in pairs is that a proper body is irnparted to the pile and it is given an attractive appearance, without complicating the weaving pr'ocess. A further advantage in having four warp threads between two longitudinal sets of W-shaped tufts I6a is that the back i's'made stronger and rmer. A pair of slack 4warps I5 and a pair of tight warps. I4 constitute a group of 4, which group is passed 4through the same space in the reed, and this'is true of the pair of pile threads I6 or I6'. l

Having thus described our invention,r we claim:

l; A rug or the like, comprising a back including alternately arranged pairs of tight warps and pairs of slack warps and fillingv "threads interwoven with the pairs of tight warps and the pairs of; slack warps,..`and generally .w-shaped tufts.

each generally W-shaped tuft including a pair of threads, the generally W-shaped tufts being arranged in longitudinal rows, a longitudinal row being disposed between the warps in each pair of tight warps, the generally W-shaped tufts being also arranged in transverse rows, the tufts in each transverse row being carried by a group of three lling threads and passing outwardly of and about the outer llin'gthreads inthe group and inwardly of and about the intermediate nlling thread in the group, the groups being spaced, and a single filling thread arranged between adjacent groups and between the adjacent transverse rows of tufts.

2. A rug, or the like, comprising a back including alternately arranged pairs of tight warps and pairs of slack warps and filling threads interwoven with the pairs of tight warps and pairs of slack warps, and generally W-shaped tufts, each generally W-shaped tuft including a pair of threads, the generally W-shaped tufts being arranged in longitudinal rows which are equidistantly spaced, all of the longitudinal rows being disposed between the warps in the pairs of tight warps, the generally W-shaped tufts being also arranged in transverse rows which are equidistantly spaced, the tufts in all of the transverse rows being carried by groups of three lling threads, all of the generally W-shaped tufts passing outwardly of and about the outer lling threads in the groups, and inwardly of and about the intermediate filling threads in the groups, and single filling threads :arranged between all groups of three filling threads and arranged between all of the transverse rows of generally W- shaped tufts.

3. A rug or the like, comprising a back including alternately arranged pairs of tight warps and pairs of slack warps and filling threads interwoven with the pairs of tight warps and the pairs of slack warps, and generally W-shaped tufts, each generally W-shaped tuft including a plurality of threads, the generally W-shaped tufts being arranged in longitudinal rows, a longitudinal row being disposed between the warps in each pair of tight warps, the generally W-shaped tufts being also arranged in transverse rows, the tufts of each transverse row being carried byy a group of the filling threads including an intermediate lling thread and outer filling threads and such tufts passing outwardly of and about the outer lling threads in the group and inwardly of and about theinner filling thread in the group, the groups being spaced,` and at least one filling thread being arranged between adiacent groups and betweenl the adjacent transverse rows of tufts.

kJDHN J MATWIN. JOHN E. TAYLOR.

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